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About Sandeep Atre

Dr. Sandeep Atre: • Counseling Psychologist and an internationally recognized ‘Emotional & Social Intelligence’ Expert, with experience of more than two decades in helping people ‘sort out’ and ‘excel in’ intrapersonal and interpersonal matters. He holds a PhD in Management and a Master’s degree in Psychology (www.dratrecounsels.com). • Founder of Socialigence – a venture specializing in development of ‘Social & Emotional Intelligence’ and its offshoot interpersonal skills through workshops and an award-winning online course rooted in neuroscience and psychology (www.socialigence.net). • Author of two books related to his domain, namely - “Understanding Emotions Logically” and “Observing Nonverbal Behavior”; and third book on various aspects of life, named “Two Paras of Everyday Wisdom”. Moreover, the collection of his Nazms and Ghazals is published as a book titled “Baat Jazbaat Ki”. • Corporate Trainer, with experience of close to two decades. Has conducted 150+ workshops/sessions for 50+ organizations & institutions like CSC, Cummins, Piramal, Ranbaxy, Lupin, Bridgestone, Michelin, Eicher, Maruti, Force, Idea, Airtel, NBHC, SBI, HDFC, L&T, Zydus, Thapar University, Banasthali, Narsee Monjee, Symbiosis, IIFM Bhopal, Azim Premji University, Nirma, Welingkar & IBS Hyderabad. • Co-Founder and Director of CH EdgeMakers – a leading ‘Coaching and Training’ organization of central India for more than 24 years. He has trained close to 100 thousand students for ‘Soft Skills’ & ‘Entrance & Recruitment Preparation’ (www.ch-india.com). • ‘Management Speaker and Orator’. Has featured at platforms like TEDx, IIM, IIT, NIT, CII, YI, CII-IWN, TCS, IMA, ICAI, ECA, ISHRAE, NEN, Sahodaya, Aditya Birla Education Academy, Round Table, LinkedIn Local, Rotary International, MP State’s Teachers’ Training, Academic Staff College DAVV, Police University Rajasthan, Police Training Academy Indore & more than 100 institutions. • Member of noted associations and boards. Has been an ‘Executive Committee’ member of Indore Management Association. Associate Editor of IMA publications. Governing Council Member of Banasthali University’s SBBJ Centre for Research in MSME & Promotion of Entrepreneurship in Women. Executive Member of IMS, DAVV Alumni Association. Member of Rotary International’s ‘Group Study Exchange’ team to Minnesota, USA. ESI Coach with FWSA Australia. Note: For glimpses of work, watch YouTube Channel ‘Dr. Sandeep Atre at Socialigence’.

What a wise man once said!

Ambitiousness makes you restless, progressiveness keeps you inspired.        ………. It is good to get better, richer and stronger. I mean, why not? There is nothing wrong about gaining success, power and fame. Why should we needlessly glorify average existence … Continue reading

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Just a day in the overall scheme of things

Neither one good day makes you ‘great’ nor does one bad day make you a ‘bygone’. ………. Life can change in a day. No doubt it can. Ask a person who won a lottery or met an accident, or someone … Continue reading

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Don’t stretch a bad phase

If you are going through a difficult phase, don’t extend it by making new mistakes. ………. Everyone goes through a lean patch occasionally – due to circumstances, mistakes, problems or idiocy of oneself or others. Though its duration is ‘directly … Continue reading

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Nervous without breakdown!

If you are getting nervous, get nervous and also keep doing your stuff. ………. It’s okay to feel ‘not okay’ at times – to have that strange uneasy feeling in the stomach when concern gets mixed with sadness; or that … Continue reading

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Inside the package

Often the people who come to make a difference in your life aren’t packaged to your liking. ………. They come as a rude team-member who makes faces, a skeptic colleague who rips your ideas apart, an unbearable customer who makes … Continue reading

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Don’t try to impress all the time.

You can’t hope to ‘solve a personal problem’ while trying to ‘manage your impression’. ………. Due to the nature of my work, people often ask for inputs on their intrapersonal & interpersonal problems. Ironically, when I hear them expressing their … Continue reading

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Are you still success-worthy?

Successful people have a responsibility to prove they are worthy of it. ………. You would often find successful people doing mediocre work and still managing to get away with it just because they have a ‘name’ to back it up … Continue reading

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When there is nothing left to be said.

In relationships, long silences are often muted screams.    ………. There are times when a person conveys pain or discomfort repeatedly, and in every which way possible. Yet the other person either doesn’t listen, or listens but ignores or doesn’t … Continue reading

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Let me tell you a story!

There are so many stories that we are a part of. ………. We all live multiple lives, running parallel to each other. It is as if there are stories spread across us, and we enter one, play our role, and … Continue reading

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It’s about the ‘appended’ one!

To continue to do something you like, you have to keep doing an ‘appended one’ that you don’t like. ………. For instance, if a kid wants to continue to enjoy sweets right through his childhood, he has to rinse his … Continue reading

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